Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156423
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityLake Superior nearshore off Superior Entry (Station 18, N of Middle River)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13437
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.T. Weimer, and A. Dextrase.
Date:2002
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2001.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
Pages:36 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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